79R8910 MW-D

By:  Menendez                                                   H.C.R. No. 102



CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
	WHEREAS, Memories of a life filled with joyful times, loving 
memories, and meaningful accomplishments may console and comfort 
the family and friends of G. W. Worth, Jr., of San Antonio, who 
passed away on July 24, 2004, at the age of 64; and
	WHEREAS, Born on September 25, 1939, in Birmingham, Alabama, 
Bill Worth attended Northside High School and graduated from Texas 
A&M University, where he studied business and was a member of the 
Corps of Cadets; and
	WHEREAS, After college, he returned to San Antonio and worked 
with his uncles in the family business, McDonough Bros.; he became 
president and chief executive officer of its successor, Redland 
Worth Corporation, and in 1990, he went on to found Worth 
Enterprises, a prosperous real estate development company, and, 
five years later, Medallion Homes, a major San Antonio homebuilding 
company; and
	WHEREAS,  A devoted family man and valued member of his 
community, Mr. Worth belonged to the University United Methodist 
Church, but he gave generously to churches of all denominations as 
well as to numerous charitable causes; and
	WHEREAS, This esteemed gentleman will long be remembered for 
his compassion and his generosity, and his spirit will long endure 
in the hearts of those individuals who were fortunate enough to have 
known him; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the 79th Legislature of the State of Texas 
hereby pay tribute to the life of G. W. Worth, Jr., and extend 
sincere sympathy to the members of his family:  to his beloved wife, 
Darolyn Worth; to his daughter, Lisa Suzanne Worth and her husband, 
Thomas Craig Glendenning; to his son, William McDonough Worth and 
his wife, Mary Martinez Worth; to his stepdaughter-in-law, Karen 
Magaro and her husband, Dan; to his sister-in-law, Beverly Estep 
and her husband, David; to his first cousin, Alice Irvin and her 
husband, Larry; to his grandchildren, Morgan Paige Lucas, Garrett 
Rex Lucas, Krystal Dawn Butler Magaro, Carl William Butler Magaro, 
Kyle Daniel Magaro, Kellie Jordan Kost, G. W. "Trey" Worth III, 
William "Billy" Martinez Worth, and Julian McDonough Worth; and to 
his other relatives and many friends; and, be it further
	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 
prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of 
Representatives and Senate adjourn this day, they do so in memory of 
G. W. Worth, Jr.